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Living with Chronic Pain: 5 Tips for People Living with Pain and the Ones who Love Them
by Maggie Buckley and Carolyn Noel 1. “Just LET ME DO IT!!!” Maggie – I remember an experience I had with my cousin while traveling in Las Vegas. She kept swooping in to carry my stuff, pick up my purchase or pick up my food order just as I was reaching for it. I had...
How Do You Spell Relief?
I spell it BDCGT! Neuropathic pain (pain generated from the spine or nerve fibers) comes in a variety of forms and can be located anywhere on the body. It can be the result of pinched or damaged nerves especially in the lower back; diabetes; herpes zoster (Shingles)...
Safe & Sound: Prescription Opioid Safety (Part 2)
Above & Beyond Taking As Directed Part 1 of Opioid Safety discussed what you should know about taking opioids and how to reduce your risks, including recognizing and responding to overdose. Part 2 is dedicated to safety issues that help you keep your supply...
Safe & Sound: Prescription Opioid Safety (Part 1)
Above & Beyond Taking As Directed This is a topic which I believe is one that must be talked about on a regular basis. For those of you who take opioid pain medication to keep your pain at bay in order for you to move more and suffer less, it is essential that...
You Are So Much More Than Your Pain!
I recently had the pleasure to be on a telephone support call for people with pain. Since I also live with pain I know how it helps to talk directly to others who truly understand what a day is like in the life of someone fighting chronic pain. The discussion was...
TPC Comfort Cookin’: Safe Cooking
Most of us living with persistent pain are pretty safety conscious, which was why I felt so stupid recently. In my 50 years of cooking, I have always been very careful with raw meat, especially poultry. I was marinating some breast and the thought meandered through...
America Starts Talking Partner Launch
As a person living with pain, you’ve likely talked extensively with your healthcare provider about your pain management plan, opioid medications and long-term health goals. Yet, while opioid pain medication remains an important part in the treatment of pain, accidents...
A Weed by Any Other Name…Would Not Be So Talked About
Part 1 of 4 - Read Part 2 by Dionetta Hudzinski MN, RN The issue of marijuana use has been around for most of my lifetime and it is not going away. Since 1996, laws in 23 states have been enacted to give individuals with certain diagnoses the right to obtain (or...
Pain Care Providers: Do You Know the Difference?
Part 1 Responses to What’s Your Pain IQ, revealed a gem; over a quarter missed which healthcare providers treated pain. It is often confusing about who could, should and does treat pain. In order to provide comprehensive, patient-centered, multi-modal pain care—many...
The Importance of Knowing
Results from TPC’s quiz, What’s Your Pain IQ, was quite telling. Over half of the respondents did not know the correct definition for myalgia. The correct answer is muscle pain. Over a quarter of those who took the quiz, lost points when they designated that they...